Bail reduction denied in Franklin Township shooting

WOODBURY — Robert A. Bell, 20, of Philadelphia on Friday was denied a reduction in his $200,000 bail on attempted murder and related weapons charges, after Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Joseph Enos pointed out Bell had served time in Pennsylvania for escaping from a halfway house.

Bell was charged with shooting a man in the leg in Franklin Township during a fight on July 26. In addition to the attempted murder charge, Bell was indicted on a charge of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.